As Good as Gold: Au79 Café in Abbotsford, Melbourne by Mim Design.A former auto repair garage has been transformed by Mim Design into a contemporary hospitality space in the guise of a sprawling indoor botanical...
Patom Organic Living in Bangkok, Thailand by NITAPROW.Tucked away in Thonglor’s prime residential neighbourhood in Bangkok, Thailand, this newly constructed building serves as a shop/showroom for Patom body care products. In addition to a small 25-seat café, the showroom is also a place...
House Built Over a Former City Water Tank in Madrid by Valdivieso Arquitectos.A former water cistern in Madrid is transformed into a stunning home by Valdivieso Arquitectos. After a series of alterations and uses overtime, the two-level cistern reached its final incarnation in 1955. Dubbed Casa Aljibe, the...
Three Gardens House in Kuwait by AGi Architects.Constructing environments that are comfortable for humans in the Middle East must always be a challenge, even more so if the project aims to produce a natural cooling strategy. This is precisely the brief that was presented to AGi...
MM House in Mexico City by Nicolas Schuybroek Architects in Collaboration with Marc Merckx.This project is all about the interior, with a brave and bold approach of keeping things totally restrained. Clean lines and an ultra-minimalist palette produce a calming, yet agonisingly beautiful experience. The largely monotone...
Prazeres Building in Lisbon, Portugal by Aurora Arquitectos.Portuguese studio Aurora Arquitectos frequently came across a dilemma when designing and intervening in apartment buildings: in order to have a garden, one must renounce the view, and in turn, to have a view it means being relegated to an...
JOOLZ HQ in Amsterdam With Lush Internal Courtyards by Space Encounters.What differentiates JOOLZ HQ in Amsterdam by the designers at Space Encounters is its connection to the outside world. Not in the sense of taxis hooning past. But by it’s connection to nature, and by connecting our senses to nature....
Stories On Design // Swimming Pools.Swimming Pools are like pom-poms. Everybody loves them. Ok, that may not be true (about pom-poms at least - that's probably just me), although you have to admit that Swimmings Pools feel like opening a can of instant happiness. Yay! For...
A Shop Inside a House: Tangram in Kortrijk by Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu.Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu have recently completed a renovation of a heritage building in Kortrijk, Belgium which has been divided into two dwellings - one a house, the other a shop. We were going to tell you about this...
